What’s Wrong With The Polaris Music Prize Short List »
Really, my opinion is so perfectly captured by the above blog post that I couldn’t possibly attempt to write something original without being accused of plagiarism. Except that, for me, the three missing nominees from the long list are The New Pornographers, Crystal Castles and Wintersleep. And I’m a huge fan of Holy Fuck. Oh, and at least City and Colour wasn’t nominated (seriously, how did he even make the long list?).
Holy Fuck Slam Feds After Being Cited in PromArts Cancellation »
After being thrown into an ugly government-funding debate, Toronto’s Holy Fuck have finally broken their silence. The Conservatives singled out the band last week when the Stephen Harper government decided to axe the $4.7-million PromArt program, which gave artists such as Polaris Prize nominee Holy Fuck grants to go abroad to promote Canadian culture. The cuts came in part because the recipients were “not exactly the foot that most Canadians would want to see put forward” and because “the money was going to fringe arts groups that, in many cases, would be at best, unrepresentative, and at worst, offensive.”
My summer (so far) Muxtape »
- The Black Keys - Psychotic Girl
- Elliot Smith - Cupid’s Trick
- The New Pornographers - Challengers
- Kings of Leon - Molly’s Chambers
- The Mohawk Lodge - Wear ‘Em Out
- Radical Face - Wrapped in Piano Strings
- The National - Lucky You (Daytrotter Session)
- Portishead - Deep Water
- Ben Kweller - Wasted and Ready
- The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
- Earlimart - Song For
- Frightened Rabbit - Poke
